Archives for October 22, 2015

'"He's pretty much excused for personal reasons, so I'll just leave it at that," coach Rex Ryan said Wednesday in Hertfordshire, England, declining to say how much time Harvin might miss.'

'The Bills look undisciplined and unfocused at 3-3, leading the league in penalties and failing to overwhelm with defense the way Rex Ryan's teams are known to do. Criticism has poured in from the offense (Sammy Watkins), the defense (Mario Williams) and even the greatest player in team history (Jim Kelly). One Buffalo columnist said the Bills "are no better" through six weeks under Ryan than they were under Marrone. "And they might actually be worse."'

'Ryan, while speaking to reporters during his normal Wednesday media session, would not elaborate on Harvins’ situation, declining to say if he believes it will be a short-term or long-term absence.'

'“We had a blast, it was fun,” said Incognito after practice Wednesday. “We sat down in the Bayern Munich section and they were nuts, man. Chanting and cheering and singing songs and clapping hands all game. It was really quite an experience.”'

'Taylor took part in practice and told reporters that he has done significantly more in one day of practice this week as opposed to one day of practice last week. With a below average opponent on the horizon in Jacksonville, the Bills must weigh how confident they are in Manuel, Taylor’s progress, and how badly they want to get to the bye with a 4-3 record, to then come to a final decision.'

'“We’re obviously going to be smart with him and ask him to be smart about it, but there’s only one way to get ready to play football. That’s to actually get in there and start doing some football drills and things like that so yes he will start at that,” said head coach Rex Ryan. “Is he going to be limited? Absolutely.”'

'“We’re hurting a little bit at that position. It’s okay though. Robert and myself, Denarius Moore, Marcus (Easley), so we have some guys,” said Hogan. “Obviously we’re going to miss Sammy, Percy and Marquise, but I think that Robert and I are confident in our abilities and Tyrod (Taylor) with our communication and our relationship with him is pretty good. We’re confident going into this game that we’re going to be able to make some plays.”'